Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-07
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~ brunswick and Nsya sosslA fse~
arsnrruinad a. ssocse from the Donnia-
ian AL eiiRss establish nsritsns con
sfsakefIor o. become onos ne.s 50
-. oolousea, each sabises onis 3 ne
rrn,rgaI agvsrnmsnf. The peopis q
~. seosia have already DECLARED
themaslssa il fasos Of sscsssioa ~ 80
sverwhelmina msiorisy, ard the Libesss
goxernneut Of Nsw Brunswick iB nov
making az appeal 70 ths vsopss 90 tne
ssessuion lssns with every pEospset o.
receivina hearty endorsement.
This & oniaous for the Dsmini0D.
II indicates that The sork Of eEeatsnR
Canadian nation, II IL has not bsen :
failure. has nos ~ any means been ,
.neeess. Il 10 Questionable hos far tns
Dominson eossrnmsns sould 80 ~ 60
esssng the dissatisfied provinces y tnsy
shauId undertake 10 execute their threas
% asosds. SIR John Macdonald wo1id
urobabIy favor the assertion Of ne De
minion authority 81 81 hazards. De
wouId dsubsIsss be willing 70 resort 20
arms and 70 compel tbs provinces 70 re-
main ia Che distastefal uBioB By those
powerful aKgumsass. the eanaor ana
a. bavoust. In doing this BE- would
relv upon . unioniss uprising 10 The Do
.nlnsou no. unlike that whieh took
plaee in the North after sbe aEinR %
Pers samtsF, and if such an uprising
could Be- depended upon. the contest
which would follow, brief - = vcaid
neosaaarsly be, you'd NOT BE- altogether
: misfogtane either % the Dosinion OF
70 Sir John.
nis not certain, however. that we
conditions 10 Cansda are zach 40 70
render the pursuit. OF soeh policy pfae-
tsonbls. Il IL altogether improbable
that this people Of Canada would follow
sir John Into contest for the pFessFvn-
zion Of The Dominion The threats Of
ssossaion have thus far aroused only .
laneuid interest among the people Of
ehs other provinces and have created no
indignation sseh as sinilEf threats ones
created In the United States. Il Is also
questionable whether the ImpsFiai eov
ernment would permit the coercion Of
the provinces. Whatever Sir Johns
eouras might b., However. there . every
indication that be IL even new on the
brink OF defeat, and with Liberal
governments In poser st Ottawa, u is
certain that the coercion Of the seeed.
inc usovinoes would never be attempted.
Magnificent a. is the national struct-
IRE Which Sir John Macdonald has
reared from she Canadian provinces
there is every indication that IL lacks
stability, and that u will n0s continue
10 exist long after the death Of its area
itect. There Ia not In modern history
an instance Of q number Of distinct
states o. provinces having been united
in an enduring NATIONAL structure uniesi
the union waa csmsntsd with blood. Tbs
American States soald never have besr
united II their separation from Greai
Britain had been peaoeable one. i
vas the long and disastrous var which
made possible the nnioa. Italy could
nsver have been armly united had ths
blood Of hsr sous not been shed In bel
oauss. The union Of Germany wanld
have been impossible bat for th'
Franco German war. Union must b
brought about by tremendous populai
lmpalse-saeh an impulse a. only wal
can supply.
The Dominion Of Canada is thus fal
only political anlon. II has no inspir
sAg history. and il does nos appeal q
the sentiment Of tbe people. Maenif
cent structure as Il 10, It's foundations
are neither broad nor deep. The light
ness With which threats Of secession ars
regarded in every part OF Canada IL the
best proof Of this. There IL something
lacking which mere legislation cannot
supply. What that something Is, tbs
history Of sinilaT unions tells.